Prior.to_dict

Prior.to_dict()

Convert the prior to dictionary format.

Returns:

dict[str, Any]

The dictionary format of the prior.

Examples

Convert a prior to the dictionary format.

from pymc_extras.prior import Prior

dist = Prior("Normal", mu=0, sigma=1)

dist.to_dict()

Convert a hierarchical prior to the dictionary format.

dist = Prior(
    "Normal",
    mu=Prior("Normal"),
    sigma=Prior("HalfNormal"),
    dims="channel",
)

dist.to_dict()